Single game tickets on sale

[brasssbonanzaa]

That inaugural record was probably UMass, they have the largest arena in the conference outside of XL. The league attendance record won't be touched, that's 38K+ for BU-BC at Fenway in 2010, but this is an awesome showing for the team, hopefully they all come back beyond just the BC game.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

I just bought 3 tix yesterday for myself, the wife and my son. Section 123 row N. Clearly lower bowl still available to some degree.

 

[TheDoggPound]

I just bought 3 tix yesterday for myself, the wife and my son. Section 123 row N. Clearly lower bowl still available to some degree.

I believe you bought up the last row left. Only single seats remain in the lower bowl.

 

[TheDoggPound]

UConn Huskies: "
Less than 1,000 tickets remain to UConn Men's Ice Hockey's historic home opener vs. #5 Boston College at the XL Center. Get'em while you can at http://Post original url/UCHockeyBC"

So does this mean they're capping ticket sales? That's what it sounds like.

 

[WestHartHusk]

UConn Huskies: "
Less than 1,000 tickets remain to UConn Men's Ice Hockey's historic home opener vs. #5 Boston College at the XL Center. Get'em while you can at http://Post original url/UCHockeyBC"

So does this mean they're capping ticket sales? That's what it sounds like.

So stupid. Why leave money on the table?

 

[TheDoggPound]

So stupid. Why leave money on the table?

Not only that but why limit a new program's exposure to it's fans? This makes absolutely no sense. I'm hoping this is just their strategy to sell out what they've already opened in the upper bowl so they can open up even more to sell. And if this is true what happens to the folks who will assuredly be walk-ups? They're going to end up driving to the XLC and turned away even though their seats still available to be sold?

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Doubt it, they'll open seats if they have the demand.

 

[Husky25]

Thats a possibility, I suppose, but I doubt it. They wouldn't have said less than 1k left if they wanted to open up more of the arena. I haven't looked at the seats available latterly (bought my tix about a Month ago), but I think its a ploy to claim a sellout. Many nose bleed seats at the XL Center have terrible sight lines. Not Fenway Park or Tiger Stadium bad, but bad nontheless.

 

[Adios]

There's barely any seats left at the ticket sales site. Glad I grabbed mine in time.

 

[UCONN2004]

Looks like they opened up 4 rows in the upper deck and one end appears to be open completely. Those people will probably move to the middle and fill in rows behind the first four once they see them open.

 

[huskymedic]

dmad1433 12:05pm via TweetDeck
@UConnMHOC coach Mike Cavanaugh announces over 6,000 tickets sold for #HockeyEast opener vs BC Wednesday. #icebus

dmad1433 12:12pm via TweetDeck
XL's lower bowl holds 5,000, so there will be some fans in the upper level. Tickets are still available. #IceBus #UConnHockey

 

[TheDoggPound]

I know for a fact the lower bowl holds right around 6,200. It's capacity before renovations (fan bar) was 6,500.

 

[huskymedic]

I know for a fact the lower bowl holds right around 6,200. It's capacity before renovations (fan bar) was 6,500.

Oh well, the Daily Campus writer got bad info then: "MIS major at UConn and Staff Writer for The Daily Campus covering @UConnMSOC & @UConnMHOC."

 

[TheDoggPound]

Yea it's no big deal really but 1,200 was just a little too far off for me not to correct.

 

[DSquiz]

Student tickts to this game are free. Maybe that is where the missing number comes from. They were not "sold".

 

[TheDoggPound]

Student tickts to this game are free. Maybe that is where the missing number comes from. They were not "sold".

That would only account for around 400 total seats though. He'd still be short by about 800. It sounds like you're right though those don't count as sold so I'd say 5,800 sold in the lower bowl + the 400 student tix's and they're probably closing in on 500 sold in the balcony above sec. 120-123. So roughly 6,200 sold total + 400 students = 6,600. Hopefully we can get 8,000+ Wednesday.

 

[Husky25]

I will be sitting across ice from you Husky25. See you there.

What happened to your Easley Avatar? Is he not long for Buffalo?

 

[UCONN2004]

Lost avatar when I reformatted my computer.

 

[UCONN2004]

Heard the Hockey game mentioned several times on 1080 radio this morning.

 

[UCONN2004]

Fixed

 

[TheDoggPound]

https://twitter.com/Buccigross/status/529385009271300098

 

[uconndennis]

Only some random singles left on the ticket site....

wonder if they'll open another section to accomadate walk-ups

 

[Husky25]

We are all expecting a great turnout, and why not? All evidence points to it, but how many BC supporters are going to be in the house? Boston is less than an hour and a half away.

 

[DSquiz]

UConn Twitter jus announced the game is a sell out. Looks like they really have capped the number of tickets.

 

[huskymedic]

UConn Twitter jus announced the game is a sell out. Looks like they really have capped the number of tickets.

jacobscourant 2:32pm via Twitter Web Client
UConn-BC game tonight at XL Center sold out. More than 7,500 expected. Arena configured for fewer fans for college hockey.